The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-08
THE BLATANT NEWMAN.
TIE HERALD,
Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Rev. John 2. Newman of the fam
Gus Metropolitan chimes, and after
wards inspector of consulates IN all the
world, or at least at such points as he
cared to visit in tour OF the globe, has
bobbed I'D again. DE has not been at
the front since he forced himself into
the conspicuous position at the death
of General Grant. Realizing how insig-
ni6cant ne is when not Extensively SEN
sa5ional. he has just been making
circus of himself, so as
to get himself talked about.
He preached a sermon IN the
v ashington Methodist Episcopal
Church, on Thanksgiving Day, his text
being "the Sategua. DO of the Republic"
and it was probably the most original
and most remarkable Thanksgiving
discourse ever uttered. What made IL
peculiarly offensive was the fact that
his congregation includes sone OF the
most prominent Democrats in the ma
tisnal capital. Beginning by denounc-
ing 1.-THE villainous attempt OF church
examinations to interfere with the
public schools" hs launched forth IN
.doubIe- sbotted anathemas against
Anarchists in general and soma Demo-
Gratis in particular. Said he: "he who
by language inoites to treason Is
traitor: who incites to anarchy IS an
Anarchist. We must hold men re-
sponsible for their uttersnces." Mr..
Newman, in speaking as above, thought
less Of attacking the Anarchists than
he did of attacking the Democracy OF
the south. He wanted to sssail the
party that. has always regarded him as
more of the political demagogue than
minister of the gospel; more OF q
mountebsnk than an honest servant OF
the Lord leading the way to salvation.
He read the speech uttered by Herr
Most in New York, recently, and at its
conclusion said: He incites to An
archy and murder, and should follow
his brothers who were hanged IL CHI
cago." This is nice language to come
from Christian minister! If this SEN
timent is Christian, then what was that
expressed by Most7 Both were Venge'
full: both we're full of human hate; but
that of the preacher was far more rep
rehensible than was the express
sion of the Anarchist, for the
istter confesses respect for nothing
sacred, and processes disrespect
for the Christian religion and its
Author; while on the other hand New
man assumes the livery Of Him who
taught peace on earth and good will to
men: who was the embodiment OF love
and to whom the hate expressed by
the pastor was a most grievous sin.
Having warmed to his subject, New
man proceeded to emit venom in an
uninterrupted stream. Said he; What
shall we say in comparison with free
speech in New York and Chicago to
free speech in Macon BY q man named
Jsckson-saVe the mark-a man who
has represented the United States in
another country7 Ny wife brought
me this" holding up a bunch
of laurel leaves, IRON the grave
grave of another man named Jackson,
who struck notification down and
said: THE union must and shall be
uneseryed.'" It was not the unwise
Jackson who tooIishly let his tongue
run away with him at Macon
that Newman wanted to score, for
Jackson's senselsss uttsranoes could
influence or hurt nobody; the preacher
wanted to stab the Democratic party
and make il responsible for the rawlings
of an old man who could hardly be
held responsible fer what he said in his
Macon speech. Concluding, New
man said: LIST as prevent such utter
tersncss as those Of Most, Of Black, of
Jackson. and then III sill this land shall
Rost but one fag-no red flag, no black
flag, no English flag, no French flag, no
German flag, no Italian flag, no Spanish
flag, no Irish flag. no flag but the stars
and stripes, and may it host forever"
The most despicsble of men is the
demagogue preacher, and the most con-
spicuous and offensive of these is Par
son Newman.